Tara

[Rhythm - and chords, for that matter - in the style of "Caravan"]

(G)Drifting home on (Em)broken sand

The (C)full moon hanging (G)high

(G)Behind my back, a(Em)long the pier

(C)Balclutha frames the (D)sky

I'm (C)swaying to an (G)easy beat

Though (Bm)you won't hear a (C)sound

But I've (G)sung all night with (Em)Tara

And my (D)feet won't reach the (G)ground

Tucked into the shelterdeck

Behind my cup of tea

I thought I'd heard an angel

When she sang out Liza Lee

We rolled in at the chorus line

And cleared the track to roam

But I sang all night with Tara

And my heart went Rolling Home

(Bridge)

(C)Haul away the (G)anchor, boys

We'll (Bm)leave the coast be(C)hind

(G)Though the gale is (Em)raging

(C)Don't you pay it any (D)mind

(C)Rolling down to (G)old Maui, or (Bm)keeling 'round the (C)horn

(G)We can follow (Em)Tara's voice to (D)shelter from the (G)storm

Said she lived among the lights

High on Russian Hill

And never knew blue water

Though she dreams about it still

So she comes down to Hyde Street Saturdays

Singing of the sea

That's where I (G)sang all night with (Em)Tara, friends,(C) <- [note additional C here]

and (D)that's all right for (G)me

(Copyright 2009, David Pablo Cohn)